Nurses and midwives, total in Liberia in 2024 — 4,685 people. Ranked 59 in the world out of 75. Since 2004, the indicator has risen by 352.7%.
2004–2024 · people
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Liberia
| Year | people | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 4,685 | — | — |
| 2022 | 5,413 | +2,857 | +111.78% |
| 2021 | 2,556 | −732 | −22.26% |
| 2020 | 3,288 | +543 | +19.78% |
| 2019 | 2,745 | −410 | −13% |
| 2018 | 3,155 | — | — |
| 2010 | 1,805 | −1,589 | −46.82% |
| 2009 | 3,394 | +2,416 | +247.03% |
| 2008 | 978 | — | — |
| 2004 | 1,035 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The number of nursing and midwifery personnel, from WHO. This category is almost always the largest in a health system — worldwide there are on average about three times as many nurses as physicians, and in countries with developed primary care the gap is wider still.
Important: The ratio of nurses to physicians speaks of the structure of a system: a low value usually means that physicians are doing the work of nursing care, and that is a sign of a staffing shortage rather than of an abundance of doctors.
Source: Global Health Observatory (WHO), license CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO.
How many nurses and midwives there are per 1,000 people.
Healthcare Physicians, totalHow many physicians work in a country — in absolute numbers, from 1971 onward.
Healthcare Physicians per 1,000 peopleThe number of physicians per 1,000 people.
Healthcare Hospital beds per 1,000 peopleThe number of hospital beds per 1,000 people — the capacity of inpatient care.
